Snappers Outlast Wizards for Third Straight Road Victory
Published on August 2, 2007 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Beloit Sky Carp News Release
A four hour, twelve inning marathon ended with another Snappers' victory on Wednesday night. Wilson Ramos was a home run away from the cycle and collected two more RBI in the win.
Fort Wayne got on the board first in the bottom of the first inning. Jeremy Hunt drove home Javis Diaz with a double to center, giving the Wizards the early, 1-0 advantage.
The Snappers fought back with three runs of their own in the top of the third inning. Joe Benson led off with a single to center, followed by a Garrett Olson single to left. Wilson Ramos then drove Benson home and advanced Olson to third on an RBI double to right field. Chris Parmelee followed Ramos with a single to third base, scoring Olson and advancing Ramos to third. After a Danny Berg strikeout, Eli Tintor laced a double to left and scored Wilson Ramos. Tintor's RBI gave the Snappers a 3-1 lead after two and a half.
After single runs in the bottom of the third and fourth innings by the Wizards tied the game up at 3-3, Beloit answered back with a run in the top of the seventh. Danny Berg drove Wilson Ramos home from first base on his 13th double of the season. Ramos' run gave the Snappers the 4-3 advantage after six and a half.
The score remained 4-3 until the bottom of the ninth inning when the Wizards would tie the game again. Reliever, Danny Vais, allowed a Tom King homer to left, tying the game up at 4-4.
The game remained tied until the top of the 12th inning when the Snappers would storm ahead. Offensive stud, Wilson Ramos, tripled home Garrett Olson from second and gave Beloit the 5-4 lead, a lead they would not give up.
Jose Lugo pitched a scoreless, three strikeout ninth to pick up his first save of the season and secure the 5-4 victory for the Snappers.
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